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Re: Copying .emacs.d
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Rusi |
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Re: Copying .emacs.d |
Date: |
Thu, 26 May 2016 06:02:31 -0700 (PDT) |
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On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 1:10:24 PM UTC+5:30, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> Rusi writes:
>
> > Is it ok to copy over .emacs.d from one
> > machine to another (assume similar OS)?
> >
> > I am specifically thinking of packages and
> > elpa directory -- is there some kind of
> > fingerprinting or is it legitimate?
> >
> > Context: I'd like to setup one minimal box
> > for my students and then they can copy over
> > .emacs.d from there to their laptops
>
> There are several things to consider.
>
> With respect to technology:
>
> 1) If the packages save data in .emacs.d
> there is no saying how specific that
> data is.
>
> 2) The software is compiled - someone else
> can answer, if the Emacs byte compiler
> take external factors into account or if
> it is boxed to an Emacs version.
>
> 3) The state (metadata) of local package
> manager will at best refer to events
> that took place on another computer.
[For anyone else who finds this thread...]
I subsequently found
http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/10577/export-emacs-installed-packages
which suggests (byte-recompile-directory "~/.emacs.d/elpa" 0 t)